Welcome back from the holidays!! I hope you guys didn't miss STO Nation over the holiday break, but thank you for your patience and understanding. It feels good to be back!!

The next two episodes will be a mini series on suspension. The first will be this episode where Paul Pritts and I talk to the co-owners of Van Compass, Rob Peterson and Mark Hesser, at the Adventure Van Expo in Bend OR. The second episode, next week will be with the co-owner of Agile.

So if you were ever curious on how Van Compass shocks work, this episode gets down to the technicality of how they were engineered and why. 

We also compare and contrast Van Compass suspension to Agile’s RIP kit, and they answer the question of why their names for their different shock systems are numbered the way they are.

So if you’re in the market for a new suspension for your Storyteller and want all the information possible, this episode is for you!

Make sure you check out Van Compass' website, Facebook, Instagram, and you can find a cheat sheet on their different suspension kits here.

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